Mercer Tennis Earns ITA Academic Honors
7/13/2021 11:07:00 AM | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
The women’s and men’s teams, along with 12 individuals, honored by ITA
MACON, Ga. – Mercer women's tennis and men's tennis were named ITA All-Academic Teams and 12 total tennis student-athletes were recognized when the organization released its academic honors Monday afternoon.
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Academia is a key aspect of the college tennis experience. Collegiate tennis players add to the rich intellectual community found on college campuses across the nation.
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Seven women's tennis student-athletes – France Antezana, Ericka Chavarria, Mary Courville, Alara Hollyfield, Ashley Popham, Lauren Rich, and Maeva Roquebert – were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. The seven were the third most in the SoCon.
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Carver Arant, Samuel Barrow, Lucas Wayenburg, Daniel Krashin and Samuel Macleod represented the Bears as All-Academic Student-Athletes on the men's side. With having five, Mercer had the third most in the Southern Conference.
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With 12 combined student-athletes recognized, Mercer had the second most players represented in the Southern Conference.
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Our student-athletes continue to exceed expectations in the classroom and on the court. In 2021, 1054 Division I Men student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 145 men's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction. Compared to the previous year, 75 more Division I men received the distinction of ITA Scholar-Athlete.
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The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above. In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, have a grade point average of at least 3.50 for the current academic year and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.
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For complete coverage of Mercer Tennis, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWTennis and @MercerMTennis (Twitter) and /MercerWTennis and /MercerMensTennis (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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Academia is a key aspect of the college tennis experience. Collegiate tennis players add to the rich intellectual community found on college campuses across the nation.
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Seven women's tennis student-athletes – France Antezana, Ericka Chavarria, Mary Courville, Alara Hollyfield, Ashley Popham, Lauren Rich, and Maeva Roquebert – were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. The seven were the third most in the SoCon.
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Carver Arant, Samuel Barrow, Lucas Wayenburg, Daniel Krashin and Samuel Macleod represented the Bears as All-Academic Student-Athletes on the men's side. With having five, Mercer had the third most in the Southern Conference.
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With 12 combined student-athletes recognized, Mercer had the second most players represented in the Southern Conference.
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Our student-athletes continue to exceed expectations in the classroom and on the court. In 2021, 1054 Division I Men student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 145 men's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction. Compared to the previous year, 75 more Division I men received the distinction of ITA Scholar-Athlete.
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The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above. In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, have a grade point average of at least 3.50 for the current academic year and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.
Follow the BearsÂ
For complete coverage of Mercer Tennis, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWTennis and @MercerMTennis (Twitter) and /MercerWTennis and /MercerMensTennis (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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